Is the Body of Christ Male or Female?
By: Unknown Centurion We are in post-Christian, neo-pagan times. If we truly are in Apostolic times where the culture is disordered and decadent, and practicing Christians are a persecuted minority,...
View ArticleGo the Extra Mile: A Prayer Book for Reparation
By Richard Dole Defining Relationships: God, Man, and Covenant In ancient days when a covenant, or contract, was made there were elements that defined the relationship. These were 1-a sign, 2-a...
View ArticleThe Reason I’m Both Catholic and in Recovery
By Richard Dole The response of Pilate to our Lord betrays the skeptical view that there is no discernable, universal truth that can be discerned. Or to put it succinctly: “It is all relative.” Your...
View ArticleReorientation Before Revival
By John Vrdolyak Many well-informed Catholics can quote the sobering statistics concerning belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist – with 69% of all Catholics and 37% of Catholics who...
View ArticleRemember When Jesus Was Asleep in a Boat
By Ralph A Capone Matthew’s gospel account about Jesus asleep in a boat that is being tossed about in the sea, fore and aft and side to side, during a violent storm, contains a great lesson for many...
View ArticleRetirement: A Journey into the Unknown and the Unexpected
By Anthony J. Yanik Like thousands of other men and women, I looked forward to retirement, the so-called Golden Years, a vacation that would extend to the end of my days. It meant sleeping late each...
View ArticleMaking Sense of the Five Senses
By: Markelle M.ED., M.A. At this very moment, as you engage with these words, you are partaking in an insightful experience made possible by the miraculous gift of your senses. Whether through sight,...
View ArticleSpending Christmas Season in the Psychiatric Unit
By Brother Henry Arruda OMI I was not just in the hospital but in the “Psychiatric Unit” of the hospital. This is what happened to me on Christmas Eve, 2003. I was granted a pass to go home either on...
View ArticleMore Than You May Want to Know About St. Jude
By: Richard Dole The apostle St. Jude is distinguished from Iscariot by the surname Thaddeus. Thaddeus means praising or confessing in Syriac. He is referred to as Lebbaeus which means man with heart...
View ArticleThe Last Warrior-Monk?
By: Unknown Centurion For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7). A Lone Ranger The great Cardinal George not long ago said “I expect to...
View ArticleGender Theory and its Gnostic Roots, Part I
By Antonio J. Galindo Aleman Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler are two of the most influential characters in the formulation of the so-called ‘Gender Theory’ in the last 30 years, which has become...
View ArticleGender Theory and its Gnostic Roots, Part II
By Antonio J. Galindo Aleman In our first installment of this article, we addressed the Gnostic roots of the feminist thought of Simone de Beauvoir, who believed that men were ‘mystifiers’ who created...
View ArticleThe Smell of Christmas
By Elizabeth McClung Grief changes the lens through which you see the world. Everything seems new. But, it isn’t new as in novel and filled with excitement. Nothing is the way you once knew things to...
View ArticleLetting Go: My Journey to Biblical Minimalism
By Anna Davis Minimalism has taken the world by storm. Whether it’s the aesthetic of bright white, empty rooms, or an excuse to (finally) clear out your basement, the art of getting rid of stuff has...
View ArticleDoes It Grow?
By Robin Stone The young man’s eyes danced with delight as he spoke of his bride-to-be. He recounted their early dating in high school, he a devout Catholic and she a practicing Protestant Christian....
View ArticleThe Benefits of Prayer on Our Mental and Physical Well Being
By Jason Lewis Prayer is one of the oldest and most widely practiced spiritual practices in the world and is a direct way to communicate with God to express our gratitude towards everything that he...
View ArticleChurch Authority and the Recent Synod on Synodality
By R.A Capone One only shall be your teacher, Christ (Mt 23, 10). The authority of the Church is from Christ who at His Ascension spoke these words to the Apostles: “All power is given to me in heaven...
View ArticleFiducia Supplicans is Meant to Cause Tension: Part 1
By Fr. James Barry On December 18, 2023 the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings. The declaration has already produced...
View ArticleFiducia Supplicans is Meant to Cause Tension: Part 2
By Fr. James Barry Part One of this article explored the question “Why issue such a document [Fiducia Supplicans] if nothing has really changed and it’s not saying anything new?” Fiducia Supplicans...
View ArticleIs This Who We Want to Be?
By: Ann Frailey There is nowhere for innocence to hide these days. Childlike purity is hardly allowed to breathe free air in our current culture. As a reader (and television viewer) and a writer, I...
View ArticleFernandez, Armed with the Fiducia Supplicans, Crosses the Rubicon.
By: Unknown Centurion To a citizen of ancient Rome, crossing the Rubicon had an important, even menacing, meaning. It refers to Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon River with a Roman legion on his...
View ArticleWhy I Quit a Christian Organization Over DEI
For six years, I served on the Board of Directors for a Catholic-founded non-denominational Christian charity that serves adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. The organization provides...
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